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Planned Jewel-Osco #4105/Planned Albertsons #4408/Eckerd #3499/CVS #5148 1904 W. Lumsden Rd, Brandon, FL Before Eckerd and later CVS opened their doors on Lumsden Road, there were two lots. One of the lots was used for Planned Jewel-Osco #4105/Planned Albertsons #4408. Albertsons later wanted build a store in 1996, but that was rejected. In the late 1990s, the empty lot was subdivided for some restaurants and an Eckerd drugstore. Eckerd #3499 opened in 1997, and was converted to CVS #5148 in 2004. (Updated on 1/21/2024, originally published on 2/22/2019)

It's 2024 here on the GTB Area Retail Blog, so let's start off the new year with a look at the relocated Publix GreenWise Market in Tampa! Publix GreenWise Market #1721 555 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL Opened on August 19, 2021 as the second GreenWise store in the Tampa area following store 1182 in Hyde Park, which has been a regular Publix since July 2019. Officially part of the Water Street district, this store is 26,000 square feet and is connected to the Heron apartment complex. The first of the redesigned GreenWise Markets debuted at store 1573 in Tallahassee on October 4, 2018. Some notable changes from the original GreenWise Markets is a smaller store size between 25,000 and 30,000 square feet in addition to having an on-site bar called POURS.  Since Publix no longer constructs new GreenWise Markets, this Tampa store was officially the 8th and final location to open with that name. A 9th location in Saint Augustine became a regular Publix during construction and that sto...